1946 Kesteven County Council election

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The administrative county of Kesteven (1889–1974), shown within England.

Elections to Kesteven County Council were held on Saturday, 2 March 1946. Kesteven was one of three divisions of the historic county of Lincolnshire in England; it consisted of the ancient wapentakes (or hundreds) of Aswardhurn, Aveland, Beltisloe, Boothby Graffoe, Flaxwell, Langoe, Loveden, Ness, and Winnibriggs and Threo. [1] The Local Government Act 1888 established Kesteven as an administrative county, governed by a Council; [2] elections were held every three years from 1889, until it was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972, which established Lincolnshire County Council in its place. [3] [4]

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For the 1946 election, the county was divided into sixty wards, ten of which accounted for the town of Grantham, five for Stamford, three for Sleaford and two for Bourne. [5] Only twenty-six were contested and most of these were in the towns: every seat in Stamford and Bourne and all but one in Grantham and Sleaford. The results were extremely close in two wards: in Sleaford no. 3 there was a tie, forcing the returning officer to cast his ballot; and in Corby, the difference between the two candidates was one vote. [6] In summarising the result, the Lincolnshire Echo stated that "politics play little part in Kesteven County Council affairs"; [6] this was true at least insofar that Labour was the only political party to contest any of the wards. Having won five seats, the remainder went to independent candidates.

Results

Ancaster

Ancaster [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R. G. SimpsonNANA

Bassingham

Bassingham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
W. D. G. BattersbyNANA

Bennington

Bennington [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
F. Winter51885.9
T. L. Hopwood8514.1
Turnout 603

Billingborough

Billingborough [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
A. WilsonNANA

Billinghay

Billinghay [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
E. GilbertNANA

Bourne no. 1

Bourne no. 1 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Rev. W. J. Rees52965.0%
W. Seaton28535.0%
Turnout 814

Bourne no. 2

Bourne no. 2 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R. A. Collins40058.6%
T. H. Wardale28341.4%
Turnout 683

Bracebridge

Bracebridge [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Herbert E. Hough36265.5%
John Colton Hall19134.5%
Turnout 553

Branston

Branston [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
G. H. JohnsonNANA

Brytham

Brytham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
John H. TurnerNANA

Caythorpe

Caythorpe [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
John W. OxbyNANA

Claypole

Claypole [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
John W. MilnerNANA

Colsterworth

Colsterworth [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
James D. HindNANA

Corby

Corby [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
K. King22350.1%
P. Adcock22249.9%
Turnout 445

Cranwell

Cranwell [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
John TaylorNANA

Deeping St James

Deeping St James [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Charles H. FeneleyNANA

Dunston

Dunston [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Frank ClarkeNANA

Gonerby and Barrowby

Gonerby and Barrowby [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
John E. SnellNANA

Grantham no. 1

Grantham no. 1 [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Montague Ogden29356.7%
Independent John William Joseph Sandall22443.3%
Turnout 517

Grantham no. 2

Grantham no. 2 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mrs. Lilian Basford [7] NANA

Basford was elected Mayor of Grantham and became an alderman later in 1946, forcing her to vacate the seat. The Labour candidate Elizabeth Frances Bullimore was the only person nominated to replace her and so took up the seat in March 1947. [8] [9]

Grantham no. 3

Grantham no. 3 [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John William Harrison35069.6%
Independent Alfred Malcolm Hall15330.4%
Turnout 503

Grantham no. 4

Grantham no. 4 [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William Griffin30257.2%
Labour George William Ancliff22642.8%
Turnout 528

Grantham no. 5

Grantham no. 5 [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gordon Foster445
Labour Herbert Cant407
Turnout 852

Grantham no. 6

Grantham no. 6 [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Frederick Leonard Preston245
Labour Mrs Sarah Ann Barnes226
Turnout 471

Grantham no. 7

Grantham no. 7 [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Colonel Edward Johns Grinling267
Labour Mrs Elizabeth Frances Bullimore226
Turnout 493

Grantham no. 8

Grantham no. 8 [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mrs Dorothy Shipman189
Independent Mrs Veronica Mary Platt Webster174
Labour Reginald Edgar Burnett91
Turnout 454

Grantham no. 9

Grantham no. 9 [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Reginald Charles Moore389
Independent Edward Roberts339
Turnout 728

Grantham no. 10

Grantham no. 10 [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mrs Louise Marion Ward243
Labour George William Bowen156
Turnout 399

Heckington

Heckington [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
G. H. Goose29839.7%
F. W. Watson26435.2%
Labour J. H. Brighton18825.1%
Turnout 750

Helpringham

Helpringham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
W. G. CraggNANA

Kyme

Kyme [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C. J. WillowsNANA

Leadenham

Leadenham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Henry W. N. FaneNANA

Market Deeping

Market Deeping [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Francis R. WadeNANA

Martin

Martin [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
John F. VickersNANA

Metheringham

Metheringham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
F. C. Townsend317
R. A. Fincham281
Turnout 598

Morton

Morton [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Rev. C. Letts271
R. Pacey207
H. B. Atkinson193
Turnout 750
Navenby [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Charles B. AramNANA

North Hykeham

North Hykeham [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
George W. HutsonNANA

Osbournby

Osbournby [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Rev. David JonesNANA

Ponton

Ponton [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Sir H. J. E. S. Cholmeley BtNANA

Rippingale

Rippingale [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
A. W. SharmanNANA

Ropsley

Ropsley [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Joseph F. DoddsNANA

Ruskington

Ruskington [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
B. E. BrightonNANA

Scopwick

Scopwick [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Kenneth C. IrvingNANA

Skellingthorpe

Skellingthorpe [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
R. C. TurnerNANA

Sleaford no. 1

Sleaford no. 1 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
E. W. Elmore443
S. S. Williams255
Turnout 698

Sleaford no. 2

Sleaford no. 2 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
H. H. BrownNANA

Sleaford no. 3

Sleaford no. 3 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
W. Middleton225
Mrs C. D. Jessop224
Turnout 449

Stamford no. 1

Stamford no. 1 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ernest Ireson336
Labour Harold Knowles189
Turnout 525

Stamford no. 2

Stamford no. 2 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent C. Prestwood285
Labour W. A. J. Downes145
Turnout 525

Stamford no. 3

Stamford no. 3 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James S. Prior344
Labour J. W. L. Whincup237
Turnout 499

Stamford no. 4

Stamford no. 4 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent P. K. Banks325
Labour L. March276
Turnout 525

Stamford no. 5

Stamford no. 5 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. E. Millett532
Independent H. Skells304
Turnout 836

Swinderby

Swinderby [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
P. W. Spray312
R. Hewison116
Turnout 428

Thurlby

Thurlby [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
T. G. HolmesNANA

Uffington

Uffington [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Roland LukerNANA

Washingborough

Washingborough [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
G. H. ApplewhiteNANA

Welby

Welby [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Brigadier-General R. L. Adlercron NANA

Wilsford

Wilsford [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lieutenant-Commander J. Cracroft-Amcotts NANA

Woolsthorpe

Woolsthorpe [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Major H. R. E. Welby216
F. King75
Turnout 291

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  2. Local Government Act 1888, part ii, section 46.1(a), cf. part v, section 83.10
  3. Local Government Act 1888, part i, section 2, and part vi, section 103
  4. Local Government Act 1972, schedule 1
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